Test 7 · ★★ · Honest money: earning, raising and paying fairly
Grandad says, "Everyone pays builders cash, no receipt, that's life." What can a child fairly do?
Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 2 · right ✓ · Who acts: Grandad, Everyone, that, child · What happens: say, pay, be, do · To what, where: builders cash, life · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 7 · ★★ of lesson 96 «Honest money: earning, raising and paying fairly» of the religion ethics course of Mova's primary school. The page gives the question's syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause, then the 4 options as the student saw them, each with its tree and pragmatics. Every text is parsed by Mova itself. How the student answered it, with the score of every option and why: the test at school.
The question
Sentence 1: Grandad says, "Everyone pays builders cash, no receipt, that's life."
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grandad | Grandad | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 says | nsubj |
| 2 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 6 pays | punct |
| 4 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 6 pays | punct |
| 5 | Everyone | everyone | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Tot | 6 pays | nsubj |
| 6 | pays | pay | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 says | ccomp |
| 7 | builders | builder | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 cash | compound |
| 8 | cash | cash | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 pays | obj |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 receipt | punct |
| 10 | no | no | DET | PronType=Neg | 11 receipt | det |
| 11 | receipt | receipt | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 cash | conj |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 15 life | punct |
| 13 | that | that | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 15 life | nsubj |
| 14 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 15 life | cop |
| 15 | life | life | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 pays | obl |
| 16 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 says | punct |
| 17 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 2 says | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | present | Grandad | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | pay in a quote | present | Everyone | builders cash and no receipt | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cash=Asset | ||||
| 3 | is a in a quote | present | that | life | tree rules |
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.
Sentence 2: What can a child fairly do?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 6 do | obj |
| 2 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 6 do | aux |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 child | det |
| 4 | child | child | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 do | nsubj |
| 5 | fairly | fairly | ADV | _ | 6 do | advmod |
| 6 | do | do | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 7 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 6 do | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | do | can | a child | fairly property | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality |
The options
Option 1
Report Grandad to the police at once
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Report | report | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 2 | Grandad | Grandad | PROPN | Number=Sing | 1 Report | flat |
| 3 | to | to | ADP | _ | 5 police | case |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 police | det |
| 5 | police | police | NOUN | Number=Plur | 1 Report | conj |
| 6 | at | at | ADP | _ | 7 once | case |
| 7 | once | once | ADV | NumForm=Word NumType=Mult | 5 police | obl |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
Ask him about it kindly; taxes pay for schools and hospitals
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ask | ask | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 1 Ask | obj |
| 3 | about | about | ADP | _ | 4 it | case |
| 4 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 1 Ask | obl |
| 5 | kindly | kindly | ADV | _ | 1 Ask | advmod |
| 6 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 8 pay | punct |
| 7 | taxes | tax | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 pay | nsubj |
| 8 | pay | pay | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 Ask | parataxis |
| 9 | for | for | ADP | _ | 10 schools | case |
| 10 | schools | school | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 pay | obl |
| 11 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 12 hospitals | cc |
| 12 | hospitals | hospital | NOUN | Number=Plur | 10 schools | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ask speech: ask | imperative | you not said here | him = he | about it; kindly property | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP PP.topic»: agent=Agent he=Recipient about it=Topic | |||
| 2 | pay | present | taxes | for schools and hospitals | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent for school=Theme |
Option 3
Nothing; it's always fine if everyone does it
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nothing | nothing | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Neg | root | root |
| 2 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 6 fine | punct |
| 3 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 fine | expl |
| 4 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 fine | cop |
| 5 | always | always | ADV | PronType=Tot | 6 fine | advmod |
| 6 | fine | fine | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 1 Nothing | amod |
| 7 | if | if | SCONJ | _ | 9 does | mark |
| 8 | everyone | everyone | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Tot | 9 does | nsubj |
| 9 | does | do | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 fine | advcl |
| 10 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 does | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | always, fine property | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | do a condition, not said to happen | present | everyone | it | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality |
Option 4
Shout at Grandad until he pays the tax
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shout | shout | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | at | at | ADP | _ | 3 Grandad | case |
| 3 | Grandad | Grandad | PROPN | Number=Sing | 1 Shout | obl |
| 4 | until | until | SCONJ | _ | 6 pays | mark |
| 5 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 pays | nsubj |
| 6 | pays | pay | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 Shout | advcl |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 tax | det |
| 8 | tax | tax | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 pays | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | shout speech: express | imperative | you not said here | at Grandad | vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 2 | pay | present | Grandad | the tax | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tax=Asset |
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